Local input select¶

A local input select is a local choice from a predefined list. It can let the user choose a room, sensor, chart type, display style, history period, or any other named option that only needs to affect the card locally.

A local input select is not created in Home Assistant. Its entity ID must start with fhs_input_select., which tells the card to create and manage the value locally.

This page shows how to define the options, connect a Select control, use the selected state elsewhere in the card, and optionally keep the selection after a reload.

Add a list of choices¶

Use a local input select when the card needs to remember one value from a fixed list without creating a Home Assistant helper.

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entities:
  - entity: fhs_input_select.chart_type  # Create or use this local input
    options:
      - line
      - area
      - bar
      - dots
    initial: line  # Value used when this local input is created
    scope: card  # Keep this value inside this card

Quote words such as on, off, yes, or no when they must remain text values in YAML.

Change it with a Select control¶

Connect the input to a Select control when the user should change that local choice directly from the card.

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entities:
  - entity: fhs_input_select.mode_1  # Local selection used by the example
    options: [line, area, bar, dots]
    initial: line

layout:
  controls:
    - id: chart-type  # Name this item so it can be referenced later
      type: select  # Create a select control
      entity_index: 0  # Use entity 0 from entities: (0 = first entity)
      xpos: 50  # Horizontal position; 50 = center of the card
      ypos: 85  # Vertical position; 50 = center of the card
      width: 90  # Width of the complete control
      height: 12  # Height of the complete control

Use the selected option in the card¶

The selected option is the entity state:

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entities:
  - entity: fhs_input_select.chart_type  # Local choice used by the graph
    options: [line, area, bar, dots]
    initial: line
  - entity: sensor.temperature  # Entity whose history is graphed

layout:
  sparklines:
    - entity_index: 1  # Graph the temperature entity
      xpos: 50
      ypos: 50
      width: 80
      height: 35
      # Use the selected local option as the Sparkline chart type.
      sparkline:
        show:
          chart_type: |
            [[[
              return entities[0].state;
            ]]]

Change the selection from an action¶

Use fhs_input_select.select_option to choose an option from an action.

Share or persist the selection¶

Use scope: global to share the selection between cards in this Home Assistant client. Add persist: true to restore it after reloading.

Configuration options¶

Required applies to the specific form described by that table: Yes means you need the field for that form; No means you can leave it out. Not set means the card adds no explicit value when the option is omitted.

Related¶

• Select control
• Local input entities
• JavaScript templates